Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1280 The Unexpected Arsenal

With 25 league rounds to go, Arsenal are now fifth, behind Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City.Fortunately, the difference in points is not that big, and there is still hope to break into the top four and qualify for the Champions League next season.

Wenger learned from the experience and lessons of the last away game against Liverpool, but he no longer randomly guessed Chen Yingxiong's state, and then stimulated the players to attack Liverpool.

This famous coach who is famous for playing offensive football and artistic football, even if he has not won a championship for several years, he still insists on his football style, and said that he wants to let football return to its original appearance, less utilitarian, but now it is facing Chen Yingxiong and Liverpool At that time, he put down his figure and asked his team to shrink back and stick to it during the game.

Yes, you read that right, it's really a stickler.Arsenal retreated directly into their defensive third area, allowing Liverpool to bombard indiscriminately outside.

This style of play is really not good-looking.

And it made the Arsenal fans in the stands very dissatisfied.

Because this is really not the Arsenal they want to see!

Stay close to your own penalty area and let your opponent do whatever they want in front of their 30-meter zone.And Arsenal didn't even have a shot in the first 15 minutes!

Is this still the Arsenal they are familiar with?

Even the narrator shouted that he couldn't understand.

"I thought it was Chelsea or something, but definitely not Arsenal!"

"Wenger must be possessed by Mourinho, it must be like this!"

"Arsenal's tactics today really confuse us... It's not that we can't see what they are going to play, on the contrary, it is because we can see clearly that we don't understand-what Wenger is thinking ?Arsenal that only defends but does not attack or Arsenal?"

"I can understand Wenger, he wants to defend a draw. But is Liverpool so easy to defend?"

There are also more literary commentators who are sighing and sighing: "A die-hard idealist, for a point, in order to stop the decline in the record against Liverpool, even abandons his dignity and ideals... I think this is really a good thing." It is the most realistic and cruel tragedy..."

"Whether Arsenal win or lose this game, can I say it's the death of an 'idealist'?"

Although many commentators were criticizing Wenger's tactics, sporadic boos sounded from the stands.But when the TV broadcast showed Wenger close-up, the old man stood on the sidelines with a stubborn expression, his eyes hidden in the shadows, and no one could clearly see his eyes.

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Even though everyone is scolding him and doesn't know him well, his tactics are really effective.

Because it was beyond everyone's expectations, including Liverpool's.

No one thought that a giant like Arsenal would huddle up in their home court to resist Liverpool's offensive.It is even more unexpected that a head coach like Wenger would completely sacrifice offense, just for the result of a draw.

As I said before, if many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League are facing Liverpool at home, choosing a tie is their best solution.

Because being able to keep a point at home is considered their ability.

Just one point is better than none at all.

Of course, the disadvantage of doing this is that the scene is too ugly.Being a tortoise at home is not afraid of being booed by home fans.

Therefore, this approach has only appeared in the middle and lower teams, because face and reputation are obviously not more important to them. Their primary problem is survival, not face.

But in the wealthy family, it's different.The giants all have face, losing is not terrible, what is terrible is losing face and losing momentum.

So no one thought that Wenger could really make such a decision.

Looking at those skilled Arsenal players who can use their feet to thread needles, play the violin, and play smoothly on the court, they now use their lives to block the eye-catching.

It really made people who witnessed this scene not know what to say.

On the other hand, how amazing would it be to be able to make Wenger and Arsenal put down their arrogance and stature, and use such unconventional means to deal with Liverpool!
They actually pushed Arsenal and Wenger to this point!
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Liverpool didn't expect Arsenal to be so stubborn. They seemed unprepared and lacked sufficient psychological preparation for attacking. Moreover, they were always worried about Arsenal's counterattack, so they didn't dare to press the whole line, and left a hand to defend against Arsenal's counterattack.

Unexpectedly, Arsenal is really determined to defend today.

In the end, after a boring battle, Arsenal really held on!
When the whistle blew for the end of the game, even Wenger's own face was a bit incredulous.

Because there were several times in the game, he thought his team was going to be scored.Because Liverpool's offense is such a dream, and Arsenal's defensive advantage is so embarrassing.

But this time, God was firmly on his side.

Chen Yingxiong hit the post twice in the game, once with a header from close at hand.At that time, seeing Chen Yingxiong jumping high in front of the goal, above the crowd, almost no one could interfere with him, and then when he hit the ball, Wenger's heart was completely chilled.He couldn't be more aware of how much pressure he would be under if he lost this game.This kind of pressure does not only come from the outside world - he is not afraid of outside pressure - a large part of this pressure will also come from the team he coaches.You know, it took him a lot of effort to persuade this group of players to give up offense and defend all.

If he can't succeed, then he won't try to persuade them to use this method to deal with Liverpool and Chen Yingxiong in the future.

Fortunately, the football finally hit the crossbar with a bang, and bounced out again.

Wenger felt like he had narrowly escaped death.

The second time, Chen Yingxiong shot a cold arrow from the outside. Because it came suddenly, Wenger felt better than the first time, because before he had time to feel anything, he saw the football hit the goal post, and then The bottom line was wiped out.

His heart was beating wildly at this moment, which made him a little scared.

But anyway, his team managed to defend the result of the tie!
Although the scene is embarrassing, who cares about the scene at this time!

one cent!We got a point at home and drew with Liverpool, what a feat!
Wenger walked onto the pitch and started hugging his players one by one, patting them on the back.

This is encouragement and thanks to all players.

He knows that these people have tried their best, not only to play tactics that he is not familiar with, but also to bear the pressure from the fans and the media.

But they resisted!
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"Looking at Arsene Wenger, it was almost as if his team had beaten Liverpool... but, ironically, it was just a draw."

The narrator joked.

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Wenger didn't care what the commentators thought of him, because this draw proved that his approach was still effective.

He figured it out—whether Arsenal want to win the championship or get tickets to the Champions League, Liverpool is not the most important opponent, because he can't take care of Liverpool, but it doesn't mean that no one else can take care of them.He believed that the old man would not admit defeat easily, so his own Arsenal should not be the vanguard to deal with Liverpool, and there is not only one team that has endless grievances with Liverpool.

What I have to do is very simple, bypass Liverpool and beat other teams. Compared with Liverpool, they are much easier to deal with.

When facing Liverpool, as long as they can guarantee unbeaten, it is a great victory, so that when the two sides compare the relationship between victory and defeat, Arsenal will not be at a disadvantage.In this way, as long as Arsenal can ensure that they do not make mistakes in other competitions, they can hope to compete for the championship.

Wenger still has confidence in Arsenal's strength. Arsenal once won the league championship with an unbeaten record for a season. He believes that the team still has such ability.

This game gave him great confidence!

Of course, in the post-match press conference, he was mobbed by many reporters.

Everyone was asking him if it was worth it to stick to one point. There was a lot of indignation in his tone and words——Arsenal, a team that pursues artistic football, how can you be so self-sufficient and depraved! ?

But Wenger ignored the reporters' questions, and he replied very calmly: "As a head coach, facing such a Liverpool team, I think the result is more important than everything else. Of course, Arsenal is still Arsenal, Nothing will change. But, like I said before, against Liverpool, I had to make some changes, if only temporarily. I'm happy that I did."

And Martin O'Neill looked very helpless: "We didn't win, of course this is not a good result. But the opponent was very tenacious... To be honest, I was as surprised as you, because I didn't expect them to be in their own Home... er, playing like this... I have to admit, we were a little unlucky today, the hero has two goalposts, even if he only scores one goal, the situation will be completely different. But this is football..."

A reporter asked O'Neill if he was worried that other teams would follow suit and block Liverpool like this at their home court.

O'Neill shook his head: "No, not at all. We were just a little bit unlucky today."

Just kidding, of course you have to be tougher at this time, and you must let your opponents know-don't try to beat us on this!Our Liverpool is just bad luck this time, do you think you have as good luck as Arsenal in this game? !
If you are not tough, those grandchildren will follow suit, and we will be annoyed in Liverpool in the future...

No one likes to play tough battles. Everyone likes the two sides to open up their stances. You come and go. It’s so lively, there are so many goals, the fans like to watch it, and the media also received rave reviews... Of course, It must be Liverpool who wins in the end, that's all.

(End of this chapter)